Tail-holder for animals.



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TAIL HOLDER FOB ANIMALS.

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UNITED STATES PATEN'I. OFFICE.

WATKIN (i. POWELL. \l'lLLlAM ll. POWELL. Ah'l) JAMES L. POWELL. F Sll.-\l)l'iL.-\.\'l), PENNSYLVANIA.

TAIL-HOLDER FOR ANIMALS Patented Dec. 96,1906.

Application lied lstrsary 3, "06. seal No. "9.3".

To all whom it may concern:

It Be it known that we, WA nus G. lowmm, Wrtuax B. Powaat, and Jamzs Ii. Powsaa, citizens of the United States, residing at Shadeland in the couutv of Crawford and State of l enuaylvania, lave invented certain new and useful Impnivements in Talloldersil'or Animals, of which the following is a specification.

' Our invention relates to t|nprt 'ctneltts m tall-holders for annuals, and it is especially ada ted for Ilse when nnlking cows.

object of the invention is to provide means for securing the tail of the animal to prevent switching of the same and when used upon a cow to revent interference of the tall with the mil ing operations, while at the same time a certain amount of freedom is allowed to the animal's tail. We attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a view of the land legs of a cow with the tail-holder in position and securing the tail. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same, and Figutia a detail view of the tail-clamp. Fig.I 6 II a detail view of the modification.

'milar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. j The leg-clasp A is constructed of springwire bent substantially U. shape and is formed into eyes a a at the ends of the arms, which said arms are curved inwardly to provide a purchase upon the le oi the animal. o secure the necessary e asticity for this laap, the wire near its center is bent upon tool! a irally one or more turns, as indlcated at a Linked in eye a is the tailclasp B. This member is constructed of spring-wire and l bent upon itself near its center one or more turns spirally to form a spring 5 for the tail-clasping 'aws b b. The coil 6 also forms an eye whic l is engaged b the e e 4' of the leg-clasp. The wire of tlus mem rextendinf outwardly from the spring coil 6 is bent in t to shape substantially of a trla e and formed with the angular shoulden 6, and the wire is then extended a suitable length at right angles to the base of the triargle and crimped or comigated, as at b and to form the jaw-elasps' and is then bent upon iteslt to form loops which are overilappedj as may be seen in Fig. 3, which crosses the wire at C, so as to linut the movelment ol' the spring-jaws. The remaining length of the wire is similarly crimped or corrugated with the orimps registering with i those already described, and the ends beyond the shoulders I)" It are carried straight back I to the coil 6, through which they are passtxl oppositely and bent upon themselves, as at c and 0', thus completing the formation of l the tail-clasp. By this construction the i crimped jaws b and b may be opened, as shown in Fig. 4, b compression of the shoulders II b with t te lmnd,lcavin the other held against withdrawal as soon as the shoulders b b are released. llv forming the jaws in the shape of loo "l and overla ping thcm,as 'ust described, t to upper and, owcr when closed an held in en 'a 'emcnt at C by the action of the spring-coi 0? this tail-clasp.

As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the clasp A is placed upon the animal's leg, preferably above the hock-joint in proximity to the brush of the tail, and the latter is then connection between the leg-clasp and the tail-clasp will rmit limited movement oi the tail, but will prcvent what is commonly known as switching, which is annoyin to any one on urged in milking a cow. he formation 0 t )0 jaws of the c asp into crnnpa or corrugations prevents the tail from hcin pulled out of the device b an exertion o the animal. it may be M dcd here that the leg-clasp, while shown of s rin -wire may be constructed of a springan or tlattcned wire, and it will be noted that the shape of the clasp is such that it will very nearly con- .form to the animal's leg, while the eyes or loo s a and a by bcin formed in a Iplane opposlte to the plane 0' the clasp wi present leg and at t to same time increase the bearin surface so that the clasp will hold itself in proper place without giving pain or disentaort to the animal. he arms of this clasp by being bent inwardllv, as shown, place the larger amount, it not a l of the pressure, upon the leg where the eyes or loops-a and a touch hand free to throw the tail into t to grasp of the jaws where it will be caught and iirmly crimps o eachd'aw cross those of the other" caught in place, as justdescribed. The link list bearin -surfaces against the animal's IOC IO cl it, and thereby relieves the leg of the resuure 0l.tlm clrculsr wire when forme us nhown in the referred form.

zuintllp detai view, Fig. 5, the clasp A is 5 constructed oi=a tlat band of s wring metal 65 claim as new, and desire t n-secure Patent, istlll'll Im'n tail-holder, the combination with of a tail-clasp consisting of the Mlegnlrup stdal lhially parallel and movable jaws bent BEST AVAILABLE COPY in the form of loops with erimps or corrugations therein, the mid )MVN being overlapped to permit the eriinps o the two ews to eross. 2. in n tail-holder the eonibination with a leg :Insp, of n tnil-elnsp movnbly connected thereto and consisting of the substantially pnrallel nnd springnotnnted jaws, bent in the arm of loops with erimps or eornlgntions therein, the said jaws being overlapped to permit the erilnps therein to cross when ohwul.

in testimony whereof we ullix our signetnres in presence of two wilnensen.

WA'lKlN (i. POWELL. WILLIAM B. POWELL. JAMES L. POWELL. Witnesses:

WAmIm J. Sxnme, Runes/r W. PATION. 

